Maine Job Growth

There were 593,400 jobs in Maine in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 658,708 employed persons for the month. Maine lost 1,200 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 37 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Maine job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	593,400	-1,200	+700
CPS	658,708	+37	+9,840

Maine Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Maine as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Maine

CES employment peaked in February 2008 for Maine at 620,900. Since then 27,500 jobs have been lost in Maine according to the employer survey. From a trough of 591,100 in May 2011, Maine has gained 2,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Maine reached a maximum of 670,355 in December 2006. 11,647 jobs have been lost in Maine since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 638,511, Maine has added 20,197 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Maine Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	593,400	-1,200	658,708	37
March 2012	594,600	-3,100	658,671	-574
February 2012	597,700	2,000	659,245	146
January 2012	595,700	4,100	659,099	811
December 2011	591,600	-2,200	658,288	1,622
November 2011	593,800	-100	656,666	1,877
October 2011	593,900	-1,900	654,789	2,093
September 2011	595,800	3,300	652,696	2,014
August 2011	592,500	-300	650,682	1,438
July 2011	592,800	900	649,244	586
June 2011	591,900	800	648,658	-45
May 2011	591,100	-1,600	648,703	-165
April 2011	592,700	-1,000	648,868	226